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Silent Witness

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Drama series about a team of forensic pathologists.

Forensic pathologists face personal and professional challenges in a moody, tense thriller that moves from the crime scene to the lab.

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Silent Witness: Series 19: River's Edge

Emilia Fox

Richard Lintern

David Caves

Liz Carr

Katie Pattinson

Alfie Davis

Dominik Golding

Sally Carman

Derek Griffiths

Danielle Flett

Ian Alexander

Clare Holman

Elen Rhys

Nick Sidi

Andrew Forbes

Maya Sondhi

Natasha Alderslade

John Paul Hurley

Peter Prentice

Dean Paul Gibson

Emma Williams

Alexandra Evans

Aimee Barrett

Julian Miller

Ed Whitmore

Thaddeus O'Sullivan

Madonna Baptiste

Anne Pivcevic

Silent Witness: Series 19: Part 1: River's Edge, Part 1

Part 1 Part 1: River's Edge, Part 1

River's Edge, Part 1

BBC One - Silent Witness, Series 19, River's Edge, Part 1

A family murdered at a picnic leads the team to the female victim's estranged husband.

A family murdered at a picnic leads the team to the female victim's estranged husband. But all is not what it seems, and Nikki and Jack are thrown into mortal danger.

The Lyell team investigate the clinical shooting of a mother, stepfather and son by the River Malt, to determine who killed this picnicking family and why. The investigation soon turns to the female victim's estranged husband. The couple were in the middle of a bitter and acrimonious divorce, and records kept by the deceased show that the husband has a propensity for violence.

Working on the case is local detective Malcolm Guillam, about to retire and haunted by the death of a young woman near the River Malt ten years ago. When the present day murder brings back memories of the unsolved case, Guillam sees an opportunity to redeem himself. But leading the investigation is DCI Butcher, who is certain the estranged husband is responsible for the murder, and has little time for Guillam's perceived trip down memory lane.

Meanwhile, registrar Amy is advancing in her surgical career when news of the River Malt shooting brings back memories of the same incident that haunts DS Guillam. Attempting to bury her past, Amy is unwillingly pulled back into the same world that caused the death of her friend ten years ago and forced to confront the high-powered people she has been trying desperately to forget.

Silent Witness: Series 19

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